UNITED KINGDOM

A Filipino seafarer has died in an accident in a Scotland port.
According to North Star, the unnamed Filipino was a crew member of the ship "Deep Energy" currently berthed at Invergordon and operated by subsea engineering and construction…

A Filipina in the Scarborough, North York in the United Kingdom who was engaged in illegal money lending to fellow Filipinos has been sentenced to a suspended jail term by a local court.
Adelaida Thompson, 65, was given two eight-month…

Oil giant BP is cutting up to 4,000 jobs in exploration and production over the next two years amid steady decline in the price of crude.
The cost-cutting measures were announced Tuesday as the price of oil dropped to a 12 year-low near…

A Filipina in the United Kingdom has pleaded guilty to stealing over £13,000 (almost P1 million) worth of jewelry from her employer's mansion, but was given suspended sentene due to mitigating factors.
Maylene Miguel, 38 years old, has…

Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz disclosed there are 739 job openings for nurses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and Filipino nurses are invited to apply.
"This is a worthy career opportunity for our Filipino nurses who want to seek…

Filipino nurse in the UK Victorino Chua has been found guilty of murdering two of his patients while poisoning others at Stockport's Stepping Hill hospital.
With his conviction, Chua's qualifications to work as nurse in the UK has gathered…

A complaint by two Filipino women who were allegedly subjected to racial and sexual discrimination while working in a restaurant chain have been settled out of court in Northern Ireland.
Karen Cahalig and Maria Galvan, have settled with…

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said there are hundreds of jobs in the United Kingdom await Filipino nurses.
DOLE secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said that a recruitment agency Omanfil International Manpower Development…

A Filipino nurse in the United Kingdom was killed after he stumbled on a pavement and fell under the wheels of a lorry located just outside of his hospital.
Anecito Obsioma, 55, was on his way to work on extra shift at University Hospital…

A Filipino cancer patient based in the United Kingdom has been recognized by Queen Elizabeth II for her services to the community.
Doreen Jaen-Mooney, of New Heights, Kingstanding but originally from Butuan City in the Philippines, was…